Mooring device



July 26g 1949- l L. PscK 2,477,265

Momma, DVICl Filed sept. 18, 1947 'P I INVENTOR KENNETH L, PECK.

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ATTORNEYS Patented July 26, 1949 1 PATENT oFF-ice Application September18, lll',`v lS'era'lNu.VMI-"106 4....01aims (ci. ca -115.)

This inyentionrelates generally to a take-up mechanism and more'particularly"toV a take-up device-fior use on mooringflines orsecuring-*lines offany-"ty-pe. lf

In the @spending eepiieamnef Reinheim-r'.

'Balme'r and' me,. iiled yJuly 125., 1946, Serial'No. "686,098, PatentNo. 2,472,026yfMay131, 1949 nnder "the provisions of the vact of :March3; v1883-135 U. S. C. 45) we have disclosed and claimed a mooring deviceconsisting of a yoke, a toggle lever pivoted on the yoke and a cableadapted to be secured in adjusted position by the yoke and lever, thecable having a plurality of spacers thereon between any two of which theyoke is secured to adjust the length of the cable.

In the use of this device I have found that in some instance-s, afterthe mooring device is adjusted, the cable is not suiiiciently taut andit is then necessary to release the toggle lever and again secure themooring line to get it as tight as desired. The present invention isdirected to means for tightening the cable after the mooring device hasbeen secured, thus eliminating the necessity of releasing the device andreadjusting it.

In carrying out the invention, I provide Ya take-up device on the end ofthe cable by means of which the position of the spacer in engagementwith the yoke can be varied. Thus, after preliminary adjustment of themooring lines and closure of the toggle lever, any slack remaining inthe cable can be taken up without releasing 1 thetoggle lever.

In. the accompanying drawing I have shown one embodiment of theinvention. In this show- Fig. l is a perspective View of a securing lineshowing the invention applied; and

Fig, 2 is an enlarged View of the end of the cable to which the take-updevice is secured.

Referring to the drawing the reference numeral I designates a cablehaving a plurality of spacers 2 slidably mounted thereon adjacent oneend. The spacers are in the form of sleev or collars a size to fit onthe cable. Between each pair of spacers I place a spring lock washer 3which creates a spring tension to keep the lashing taut when the deviceis in use. The end of the cable having the spacers is adapted to besecured in a yoke I which, as shown, may be provided with asubstantially U-shaped slot 5 at one end. The slot is ci such size thatthe cable itself can slide thro-ugh it but is too small for passage ofthe spacers 2. A toggle lever 6 is pivoted to the yoke at a point remotefrom the slot 5 and may be pivoted, as illustrated :at 9, at the :otherend .of yoke. Ailin'k 1 is in turn pivotally connected tof-the 'togglelever, as illustrated at B, atra point spaced from the pivot. A cablevfitting Illis Gonnected 'to the-:link 'by a pin I2 andv if the deviceis employed as a securingV line, asillustrated in thefdrawing the cableI connected to theE fitlll. When employed as a mooring device -to secureA.aircraft on .the 'deck -of 4a carrier y:or .at an air field, aseparate line may be connected to the fitting I0 and this line and theline I may be provided with fittings at their ends to be secured tosuitable fastening means.

The take-up -device is illustrated in greater detail in Fig. 2 of thedrawing. As shown, a threaded sleeve I3 is swaged on the end of thecable I and this sleeve is surrounded by a tube or collar I4 whoseinternal diameter is greater than that of the sleeve. The inner end ofthe collar is engaged by an end spacer I5 of larger diameter than theremaining spacers 2, and of substantially the same diameter as that ofthe sleeve. The end spacer thus abuts the end I5 of the collar. Thecollar is placed over the end of the cable before the sleeve I3 isswaged on to the cable. After the sleeve has been placed in position, awasher I6 is placed at the outer end of the collar. I4 and a nut I1screwed on to the sleeve to hold the collar in place. The end of thesleeve may be provided with two oppositely positioned flattened portionsI8 to receive a wrench and may also be provided with an opening I9 toreceive a pin or bar to permit adjustment.

In the operation of the device, if used as a mooring line, the cablesare secured to suitable supports and the end of cable I carrying thespacers 2 is fed through the yoke to an adjustment which will make itrelatively tight. The toggle lever 6 is then swung on its pivot to aclosed position. This movement of the toggle lever moves link 1 aroundthe pivot 9 and draws the fitting II] and the end of the cable tighterto take up remaining slack. If further tightening is necessary, turningthe end of the cable moves the collar I4 on the sleeve I3 and thuspositions the end spacer 2 a 'further distance from the end of thecable. Any slackness remaining in the device after initial adjustment bythe toggle lever can be taken up in this way, thus eliminating thenecessity of releasing the toggle lever and adjusting the cable to bringthe yoke .intora different position with respect to the cable.

The device may be readily released by swinging the toggle lever to anopen position, thus producing enough slack in the mooring to permit thecable i to be readily removed from the slot 5.

I claim:

1. A mooring device comprising a cable, spacers slidably mounted on thecable adjacent one end, a yoke to receive the cable between two of saidspacers, a toggle lever pivoted on the yoke, means for connecting acable to the lever at a point spaced from the pivot of the toggle lever,a collar mounted on theend of the cable in contact with the end spacer,and means for adjusting the position of the collar.

2. A mooring device comprising a gcable;`

spacers slidably mounted on theA cable adjacent one end, a yoke toreceive the cable between two of said spacers, a toggle leverpivoted onthe yoke, means for connecting a cable to the lever at a point spacedfrom the pivot of the toggle lever, v

and spring washers arranged on the cable between each Vpair ofV spacers.

3.A mooring device 'comprising a cable, Vspacers slidably mounted on thecable ad- Hof the cable in contact with the end'spacer, 'a

4 threaded sleeve secured to the end of the cable, and a nut on thesleeve engaging the outer end o! the collar.

4. A mooring device comprising a cable, spacers slidably mounted on thecable adjacent one end, a yoke to receive the cable between two of saidspacers, a toggle lever pivoted on the yoke, means for connecting acable to the lever at a point spaced from the pivot of the toggle lever,a vcollar mounted on the end of the cable in contact with the endspacer, a threaded sleeve secured to the end of the cable, a nut on thesleeve engaging the outer end of the collar. and means for turning thesleeve to adjust the position of the nut and the collar.

KENNETH L. PECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following referemices are of record in theElsenhoer Oct. 1, 1940

